Quite the day. The worst part was the 92 degree heat and unrelenting sun whose effects were doubled from shooting in the parking lot of a bank in the middle of an antique car show. The good news is that the thunderstorms never materialized as the weatherman had warned and the happy couple looked terrific.
Other than Tara arriving a little late and the groom melting in the sun, the ceremony got underway 20 minutes late...around 1:50 pm. This was not a full length wedding...a 20 min ceremony under a canopy, then the traditional dance, the champagne and cutting of the cake...all within an hour's time...then a few minutes for family time and fun before the official wedding pictures..but taken in the back of beautiful white convertible.
As with previous event coverage, we learned a lot from this day...especially about what to expect when shooting in the bright sun ..how exposures can change very quickly; how the surrounding sounds can compete with what you're trying to get; that there are no do-overs and that ANYTHING can suddenly happen and de-rail the best laid out plans.
I'll say one thing, the sun and the stress knocked the two of out for the rest of the day... two cold beers later and we were down for the count.
So now we begin working on the final video. It will take weeks to complete this but it's going to be special. We shot over 6 hrs of video and 200 photos. It's going to take awhile... and when we're done, we're going to invite Keith, Tara, Ruthann and their families over to the house for a first time viewing.
Best of luck you two.
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